The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-28
MANUFACTURES IN THE SOUTH.
Extracts nom Recent Speech OF Maj
w, ]. Sykes at Columbia.

Extracts nom Recent Speech OF Maj.
w. J. Sykes at Columbia.
Mai. W. J. Sykes, OF this city, recently
delivered a speech at Columbia, Tenn, on
the advantages Of manufacturing 10 the
south, and advantages OF the south Tor
manufacturing From II the following ex-
tracts are taken;
1--WE find that the products oil manu-
featuring are from two 10 four times
greater annually than the amount OF cap
ital invested in manufacturing; that the
increase in value OF products is in proper
ton 10 the class OF manufacture. l mean
10 say that crude or coarse manufactures
nay much less ON the capital than manu-
iacurcs of higher grades. The further you
arr removed from the raw material the
greater the profit The value Of products
OF needle lac DRY, IN proportion to cap
ital. is many times greater than IN fur
mace for making pig-iron. As an illustra-
ton Of this. Chicago ia engaged IN a
higher order Of manufacturing than Pitts.
burg. Her capital invested is SIS, S36, $50;
the product amounts 10 $40, 1872, MS.
piitshnrv has So, 6lb, 6l6 capital; product
only S1q. q45. Oj3. These figures are taken
from the census Of 1880. Compare any
cities oi the United States, and You will
find this true as TO all. 30 say Ia You,
build factories, and especially factories Tor
the making vi the finer wares. But |
promised ! would tell Won something
about the agricultural resources of your
country, and how important II Is Tor YOU
20 Get home market for your very great
production OF brcadstuns, hogs, cattle,
poultry, etc In production Of corn,
hogs, cattle and mules Maury c0un'
" cXcels any county in Kentucky, ~
shown by the census Of 1880 Maury
county had in 1880 2,l7707l bushels OF
corn. 1885 hogs, 1901 mules. While
the farm products Of Maury arr vastly
greater than the farm products OF David.
son county, vet the average value VI farms
IN Maury is II per acre less than In David.
son, simply because Davidson has 10 much
more capital invested In factories, hungry
mouths 10 bo fed thus ailordmg greater
home market With all our improved
machinery the labor and intelligence OI
one man can produce enough subsistence
for great number But man cannot live
by bread alone. A high civilization rc
qnircs comfortable and neat clothes
books and pictures, and ten thousand Other
things have become ncccssarics OF life.
The producer ON the farm Is not the only
producer. The man who makes meal aud
Hour and clothes and silks and needles
aud pins and -four and harrows and thou.
sands Of various articles is a producer, AMI
n worthy aud necessary ono. We have
In this southern country too many en-.
gagged in making subsistence. We have 10
give too much OF our bread 10 get other ar
ticlcs which arr Just M necessary 10 ciyili-
xiion. let us make many OF these articles
nj home and feed our bread Mt home. In
1850 Tennessee sent S30,OOO,OO out
al her borders Ia purchase articles
that she could have made cheaper
than where they were manufactured
Think of IL, not only n clear loss Of the
money, but We would have saved iranspor.
taiion ON MI our products We had 10 send
60 pay for these articles. Can any good
reason bc given Why the cotton, iron and
timber OF the south may not be manu-
iaclured in the south with greater profit
than amy Nherc clsc7' lie could see none.
Referring 10 the above cditorially, the
Democrat says
eve call the attention Of our readers "a
some paragraphs taken from the speech %
Mai " !. sykes. lie spoke well and en-
tonained his hearers Ia his usual happ,
STYLE. lie made some strong points, an,
lei good impression upon those Who wen
~ fortunate ~ "a hear him.